PETEN, Guatemala – The United States had a strong showing in all three styles at the 2012 Pan American Junior Championships, held June 6-9. The event featured athletes who are between 17-20 years old from the nations in North America, Central America and South America.

The USA won the team title in men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman and placed second in the team standings in women’s freestyle.

Overall, the United States won seven gold medals and 17 medals in the three Olympic styles.

In men’s freestyle, the USA won four gold medals and six total medals. The USA was tied with Venezuela with 63 points, but got the title with the most individual champions with four.

Claiming gold medals in men’s freestyle were
• Nick Moore, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs.
• Dwight Howes, Denver, Colo. (OTC) at 84 kg/185 lbs.
• Scott Schiller, Fargo, N.D. (Minnesota Storm) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
• Connor Medbury, Loveland, Colo. (Badger WC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Moore attends the Univ. of Iowa, Schiller goes to Minnesota and Medbury wrestles for Wisconsin. Howe, a graduated high school senior, trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

In Greco-Roman, the USA had five medalists, but no individual champions. Included were one silver medal and four bronze medals.

The U.S. scored the most team points in Greco-Roman with 57 points, followed by Venezuela with 51 points.

In women’s freestyle, the United State came home with three individual champions and six medalists.

Winning gold medals in women’s freestyle were:
• Kayla Bartosch, Triangle, Va. (King College) at 51 kg/112.25 lbs.
• Rachel McFarland, Dewitt, Mich. (Gator WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs.
• Amanda Hendey, Beaumont, Calif. (King College) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.

Bartosch and Hendey attend King College. McFarland is a graduated senior and has signed with Oklahoma City Univ.

On the two U.S. men’s teams, all of the athletes except at one weight class doubled up and competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Of these athletes, four American wrestlers won two medals. They were:
• Ramon Moreno, Miami Lakes, Fla. (USOEC), with a silver medal in both Greco-Roman and freestyle
• Dwight Howes, Denver, Colo. (OTC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. with a freestyle gold medal and Greco-Roman bronze medal.
• Scott Schiller, Fargo, N.D. (Minnesota Storm) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. with a freestyle gold medal and Greco-Roman bronze medal
• Connor Medbury, Loveland, Colo. (Badger WC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. with a freestyle gold medal and a Greco-Roman bronze medal

PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Peten, Guatemala, June 6-9

Men’s freestyle results

50 kg/110 lbs.
1 VEN GONZALEZ JACKSON
2 USA MORENO RAMON
3 NCA LOPEZ YASSER
3 DOM GUEVARA OLIVER
5 CAN LAKANI AMEED
5 PER ARRISTINI ELISEO
7 GUA VASQUEZ DARWIN

55 kg/121 lbs.
1 VEN DAVILA ANDRI
2 DOM SERRATA JEFFRY
3 CAN TAKAHASHI STEVEN
3 USA VERONA ISAIAH
5 ESA RODRIGUEZ EDWIN
5 PER SEQUEIRO EDUARDO
7 ARG PAVON LUCAS
8 PUR MORALES WESLEY
9 COL CUERO UBER
10 BRA JUNIOR YURI

60 kg/132 lbs.
1 VEN AGUILAR YBSER
2 COL CASTANEDA ANDRES
3 CAN WILLIAMS DILAN
3 MEX DIAZ BRANDON
5 DOM RAMIREZ ODALY
5 USA BREWER CODY
7 PER DUANAMAS MICHEL
8 PUR TORRES HAROL ADRIAN
9 ECU MINGA JAVIER
10 NCA MENDIETA ALBERTO

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1 COL GUZMAN HERNAN
2 CUB BARRERO ISMAEL
3 PUR SANTIAGO ANGEL
3 PER GREIFO JOSE
5 CAN BURK SPENSER
5 VEN MELCHOR SARON
7 ARG CARRANZA FERNANDO
8 NCA RIVERA JOSE
9 GUA MIRANDA MARVIN
10 ESA REYES DIEGO

74 kg/163 lbs.
1 USA MOORE NICK
2 VEN GARCIAS ENDER
3 ARG LLANO IVAN
3 CUB MARTINEZ ESTEBAN
5 GUA SOLARES WILVER
5 DOM JEAN BILLY
7 PUR SOLER FRANCISCO
8 BRA ROCHA PEDRO
8 ESA VASQUEZ MILTON
9 CAN LAUREN GRAYSON
10 PER CAMAN CHISTIAN

84 kg/185 lbs.
1 USA HOWES DWIGHT
2 MEX SANCHEZ MIGUEL
3 GUA ORELLANA ERICK
3 CAN MARGO JASON
5 ARG ROMERO SAUL
5 VEN PIÑERO JOSE
7 NCA TRUJILLO FELIX

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1 USA SCHILLER SCOTT
2 COL CASTANEDA DIEGO
3 CUB RUANO ABRAHAM
3 CAN THOMS ALEX
5 PER ESQUEN RICARDO
5 VEN GUZMAN CARLOS
7 ARG BURTOVOY IVAN

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
1 USA MEDBURY CONNOR
2 DOM ENCARNACION JOSUE
3 CUB ROCHE KELDIS
3 BRA CUNHA HUGO
5 CAN SAHOTA JESSY
5 VEN GARCIAS ENYERBERTH
7 ESA ALAS CARLOS
8 GUA SALGUERO HERLYN

U.S. men’s freestyle performances

50 kg/110 lbs. – Ramon Moreno, Miami Lakes, Fla. (USOEC), 2nd
WIN Yasser Lopez (Nicaragua), 3-2, 0-1, 6-5
WIN Aheed Lakani (Canada), 4-2, 3-1
LOSS Jackson Gonzalez (Venezuela), 0-1, 1-8

55 kg/121 lbs. – Isaiah Verona, Homestead, Fla. (USOEC), 3rd
LOSS Jeffry Serrata (Dominican Republic), 0-1, 1-7
WIN Lucas Pavon (Argentina), pin
WIN Eduardo Sequeiro (Peru), 1-0, 2-1

60 kg/132 lbs. – Cody Brewer, Kansas City, Mo. (Oklahoma Elite), 5th
WIN Rodrigo Falabela (Brazil), 6-0, 6-0
LOSS Andres Castaneda (Colombia), 8-2, 3-4, 0-1
WIN H. Torres (Puerto Rico), 9-1, 6-0
LOSS Brandon Diaz (Mexico), 3-4, 0-7

66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Nick Alvarez, Homestead, Fla. (USOEC), dnp
LOSS Jose Greifo (Peru)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Nick Moore, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 1st
WIN Guzman Palacios (Honduras), 6-0, 6-0
WIN Billy Jean (Dominican Republic), 6-0, 1-0
WIN Alexis Cuero (Colombia), 2-0, 1-2, 1-0
WIN Ender Garcias (Venezuela), 0-6, 2-1, 1-0

84 kg/185 lbs. – Dwight Howes, Denver, Colo. (OTC), 1st
WIN Jose Pinero (Venezuela), 9-1, 3-0
WIN Jason Margo (Canada), 3-1, 7-0
WIN Miguel Sanchez (Mexico), 6-0, 8-2

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Scott Schiller, Fargo, N.D. (Minnesota Storm), 1st
WIN Ricardo Esquen (Peru), 7-0, 6-2
WIN Abraham Ruano (Cuba), 1-1, 1-0, 2-0
WIN Diego Castaneda (Colombia), 3-0, 6-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Connor Medbury, Loveland, Colo. (Badger WC), 1st
WIN Keldis Roche (Cuba), 4-0, 1-0
WIN Jessy Sahota (Canada), 1-0, 4-2
WIN Josue Encarnacion (Dominican Republic), 1-0, pin 

Men’s freestyle standings
1. United States, 63 pts.
2. Venezuela, 63
3. Canada, 52
4. Dominican Republic, 38
5. Cuba, 33
6. Peru, 31
7. Colombia, 30
8. Argentina 26
9. Guatemala, 23
10. Peru, 18
11. Mexico, 17
12. Nicaragua, 16
13. El Salvador, 14
14. Brazil, 9
15. Ecuador, 4 
16. Honduras and Costa Rica, 0

Greco-Roman results

50 kg/110 lbs.
1 MEX SOTO ALI
2 USA MORENO RAMON
3 GUA LOPEZ OSCAR
3 VEN VARGAS JOSE
5 PER ARRISTINI ELISEO
6 NCA LOPEZ YASSER

55 kg/121 lbs.
1 DOM RAMIREZ ODALIS
2 ARG PAVON LUCAS
3 PER PALAS EDUARDO
3 GUA MORALES JOSE
5 NCA LOPEZ FRANCISCO
5 USA VERONA ISAIAH

60 kg/132 lbs.
1 CUB MOLINA ISMAEL
2 DOM MANON JHOMAYLEN
3 USA BREWER CODY
3 NCA MENDIETA ALBERTO
5 HON GONZALEZ BATYZ JORGE
5 VEN HERNANDEZ JUAN
7 ECU MINGA JAVIER
8 ARG MELITA NEUHEN
9 COL CASTANEDA ANDRES
10 PUR DIAZ GERMAN

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1 DOM MENDEZ ANTHONY
2 HON MEJIA SABULA JEFRYN BENITES
3 COL CUERO JAIR
3 VEN IGUALNETI RICHARD
5 NCA RIVERA JOSE
5 USA ALVAREZ NICK
7 PER GREIFO JOSE
8 MEX VICENTE FERNANDO
9 ARG CARRANZA FERNANDO
10 GUA CHACOJ DANY

74 kg/163 lbs.
1 VEN AVENDAÑO LUIS
2 ECU CUERO ENRIQUE
3 MEX VICENTE DANIEL
3 COL VALOR CARLOS
5 GUA GONZALEZ ARISTIDES
5 PUR CENTENO LUIS
7 USA SMITH CALEB
8 BRA MENDES WANDERSON
9 HON PALACIOS GUZMAN YOJAN
10 NCA GONZALEZ JOSE

84 kg/185 lbs.
1 COL LOANGO OSCAR
2 VEN PEREZ QUERIS
3 USA HOWRS DWIGHT
3 PUR BETANCOURT LUIS
5 GUA MELGAR HECTOR
5 ARG SAUL ROMERO
7 NCA TRUJILLO FELIX

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1 HON MEJIA CASTILLO KEVIN
2 ECU OBANDO LUIS
3 USA SCHILLEN SCOTH
3 BRA PAZ RAMILO
5 ARG BURTOVOY IVAN
5 PER ESQUEN RICARDO
7 VEN RENGIFO JOSE

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
1 CUB ROCHE KENDIS
2 DOM ENCARNACION JOSE
3 USA MEDBURY CONNON
3 COL CASTANEDA DIEGO
5 GUA SALGUERO HERLYN
5 VEN PEREZ MOISSES
7 BRA CUNHA HUGO

U.S. Greco-Roman performances

50 kg/110 lbs. – Ramon Moreno, Miami Lakes, Fla. (USOEC), 2nd
WIN Oscar Lopez (Guatemala), 0-4, 1-1, 1-2
LOSS Ali Soto (Mexico), 6-0, 4-0

55 kg/110 lbs. – Isaiah Verona, Homestead, Fla. (USOEC), 5th
WIN Wesley Morales (Puerto Rico), 1-0, 4-0
LOSS Odalis Ramirez (Dominican Republic), 3-3, 0-2, 0-2
LOSS Eduardo Palas (Peru), 1-0, 0-1, 0-1

60 kg/132 lbs. – Cody Brewer, Kansas City, Mo. (Oklahoma Elite), 3rd
LOSS Jhomaylen Manon (Dominican Republic)
WIN Juan Hernandez (Venezuela), 3-3, pin

66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Nick Alvarez, Homestead, Fla. (USOEC), 5th
LOSS Anthony Mendez (Dominican Republic), 10-0, 1-2, 0-5
LOSS Jair Cuero (Colombia), 0-6, 0-7

74 kg/163 lbs. – Caleb Smith, Pakota, Ind. (unattached), 7th
WIN Jose Gonzalez (Nicaragua), 3-1, 2-0
LOSS Luis Centeno (Puerto Rico), 0-1, 1-2

84 kg/185 lbs. – Dwight Howes, Denver, Colo. (OTC), 3rd
LOSS Oscar Loango (Colombia), 0-1, 1-1
WIN Hector Melgar (Guatemala), pin

96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Scott Schiller, Fargo, N.D. (Minnesota Storm), 3rd
WIN Jose Rengifo (Venezuela), 1-0, 2-0
LOSS Castillo Mejia (Honduras), 0-1, 1-1
WIN Ivan Burtovoy (Argentina), pin

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Connor Medbury, Loveland, Colo. (Badger WC), 3rd
LOSS Kendis Roche (Cuba), 0-7, 0-2
WIN Herlyn Salguero (Guatemala), 3-0, 4-0

Greco-Roman Team Standings
1. United States, 57 pts.
2. Venezuela, 51 
3. Dominican Republic, 38 
4. Colombia, 36
5. Guatemala, 35
6. Nicaragua, 28
7. Honduras, 27
8. Argentina, 26
9. Peru, 24
10. Ecuador, 22
11. Mexico, 21
12. Cuba, 20
13. Puerto Rico, 15
14. Brazil, 15
15. Suriname, 6 

Women’s freestyle results

44 kg/97 lbs.
1 VEN DEL VALLE RUIZ LEOCARIN
2 COL FIGUEROA DANNIA
3 USA WEBSTER EMILY
3 MEX ALONZO IREIR
5 GUA OROZCO DIOSELINA
5 NCA SANCHEZ GLENDA
7 CAN HUCKLE DARBY

48 kg/105.5 lbs.
1 CAN CLEAVES ALLYSSA
2 VEN RODRIGUEZ DUBRAIKA
3 COL ROMERO LEYDI
3 MEX DIAZ MARINA
5 HON BAILEY GOMEZ BRENDA YAMILETH
5 GUA OROZCO ZENAIDA
7 PER BRINGAS GHRISEL
8 ARG RAMIREZ JIMENA
9 USA FRESH JESSICA

51 kg/112.25 lbs.
1 USA BARTOSCH KAYLA
2 VEN SARCOS BETZABETH
3 ESA COSME INGRID
3 CAN HANNAH FRANSON
5 GUA FRANZUA KAMIRA
5 PER BENDEZU MARTHA
7 PUR REQUENA VICMARIE
8 MEX TOLEDO LAURA

55 kg/121 lbs.
1 USA MCFARLAND RACHEL
2 VEN JIMENEZ VIRGINIA
3 BRA SOARES CAROLINE
3 PER BENDEZU JESSICA
5 ESA VILLEDA KARINA
5 CAN CONGDON LYDIA
7 DOM GONZALES CAROLINA
8 GUA VICENTE LESLY

59 kg/130 lbs.
1 BRA OLIVEIRA LAIS
2 USA SHANNON RACHEL
3 VEN GRIMAN NATACHA
3 ECU MENDEZ DAYANA
5 MEX CHAPARRO XIMENA
5 CAN KENT VICTORIA
7 PER NUNEZ NORA
8 GUA LOPEZ EVELYN

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1 ESA PORTILLO JOSELYN
2 USA DELGADO BRIANNA
3 VEN OLIVERO DARIANNY
4 PUR RODRIGUEZ NATALIA
5 CAN JOHNSON BRITTANY

67 kg/147.5 lbs.
1 USA HENDEY AMANDA
2 VEN SERRANO MAUR
3 CAN WINDHEIM MALKA
4 GUA SANCE ELIZABETH

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
1 CAN CLARK HOLLY
2 COL OLAYA ANDREA
3 VEN JIMENEZ CHAVELIZ
4 USA DAVID BRITTANY
5 GUA MARTINEZ JENNIFER

U.S. women's performances

44 kg/97 lbs. – Emily Webster, Sedalia, Mo. (OCU/Gator WC), 3rd
LOSS Leocarin Del Valle Ruiz (Venezuela), 1-0, 1-2, 1-1
WIN Dioselina Orozco (Guatemala), pin

48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Jessica Fresh, Knoxville, Iowa (Waldorf College), 9th
LOSS Leydi Romero (Colombia), 0-5, 0-4

51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Kayla Bartosch, Triangle, Va. (King College), 1st
WIN Kamira Franzua (Guatemala), pin
WIN Ingrid Cosme (El Salvador), 9-5, 8-1
WIN Betzabeth Sarcos (Venezuela), 2-5, 4-1, 4-0

55 kg/121 lbs. – Rachel McFarland, Dewitt, Mich. (Gator WC), 1st 
WIN Jessica Bendezu (Peru), 2-0, 3-0
WIN Lydia Congdon (Canada), 3-4, 1-0, 3-0
WIN Virginia Jimenez (Venezuela), 3-1, 0-2, 3-0

59 kg/130 lbs. – Rachel Shannon. Big Lake, Alaska (Lindenwood), 2nd
WIN Ximena Chaparro (Mexico), pin
WIN Natacha Griman (Venezuela), 3-3, 3-0
LOSS Lais Olivera (Brazil), 1-4, 1-3

63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Brieanna Delgado, Fountain Inn, S.C. (OCU/Gator WC), 2nd
WIN Brittany Johnson (Canada), 5-0, 1-0
WIN Natalia Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), 1-1, 2-0
LOSS Joselyn Portillo (El Salvador), 0-1, 2-4
WIN Darianny Olivero (Venezuela), 5-0, 3-0

67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Amanda Hendey, Beaumont, Calif. (King College), 1st
WIN Malka Windheim (Canada), pin
WIN Maur Serrano (Venezuela), 0-1, 4-0, 3-0
WIN Elizabeth Sance (Guatemala), pin

72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Brittany David, Brentwood, Calif. (Lindenwood), 4th
LOSS Andrea Olaya (Colombia), 0-1, 0-5
LOSS Holly Clark (Canada), 0-7, 0-2
LOSS Chaveliz Jimenez (Venezuela), 0-1, 0-2
WIN Jennifer Martinez (Guatemala), pin

Women’s freestyle team standings

1. Venezuela, 70 pts.
2. United States, 65
3. Canada, 58
4. Guatemala, 37
5. Colombia, 26
6. Mexico, 25
7. El Salvador, 24
8. Peru, 22
9. Brazil, 18
10. Puerto Rico, 11
11. Ecuador, 8
12. Honduras, 6
13. Nicaragua, 6
14. Dominican Republic, 4
15. Argentina, 3